Libya vs Norway: Share of population living in urbanized areas
Libya
83.2%
in 2025
Norway
84.5%
in 2025
Libya rank
46th
Norway rank
44th
Share of population living in urbanized areas over time
- Libya
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 84.5% against 83.2% in Libya, a difference of 1.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Libya ahead.
Libya ranks 46th and Norway ranks 44th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 9 and Norway in 31.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Libya |
| 1100s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Libya |
| 1200s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Libya |
| 1300s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Libya |
| 1400s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Libya |
| 1500s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Libya |
| 1600s | 1.3% | 1.4% | 0.1% | Norway |
| 1700s | 1.8% | 4.0% | 2.2% | Norway |
| 1710s | 2.0% | 5.9% | 3.8% | Norway |
| 1720s | 2.2% | 7.7% | 5.5% | Norway |
| 1730s | 2.4% | 9.6% | 7.2% | Norway |
| 1740s | 2.6% | 11.4% | 8.8% | Norway |
| 1750s | 2.9% | 13.3% | 10.4% | Norway |
| 1760s | 3.2% | 15.1% | 12.0% | Norway |
| 1770s | 3.5% | 17.0% | 13.5% | Norway |
| 1780s | 3.8% | 18.9% | 15.1% | Norway |
| 1790s | 4.2% | 20.7% | 16.6% | Norway |
| 1800s | 4.6% | 22.6% | 18.0% | Norway |
| 1810s | 5.0% | 24.4% | 19.4% | Norway |
| 1820s | 5.5% | 26.3% | 20.8% | Norway |
| 1830s | 6.0% | 28.2% | 22.2% | Norway |
| 1840s | 6.6% | 30.0% | 23.4% | Norway |
| 1850s | 7.2% | 31.9% | 24.7% | Norway |
| 1860s | 7.9% | 33.7% | 25.8% | Norway |
| 1870s | 8.6% | 35.6% | 26.9% | Norway |
| 1880s | 9.5% | 37.4% | 28.0% | Norway |
| 1890s | 10.4% | 39.3% | 28.9% | Norway |
| 1900s | 11.3% | 41.2% | 29.8% | Norway |
| 1910s | 12.4% | 43.0% | 30.6% | Norway |
| 1920s | 13.6% | 44.9% | 31.3% | Norway |
| 1930s | 14.9% | 46.7% | 31.8% | Norway |
| 1940s | 16.3% | 48.6% | 32.3% | Norway |
| 1950s | 20.8% | 50.2% | 29.4% | Norway |
| 1960s | 32.3% | 56.7% | 24.5% | Norway |
| 1970s | 59.5% | 68.0% | 8.4% | Norway |
| 1980s | 74.5% | 71.2% | 3.3% | Libya |
| 1990s | 76.9% | 73.5% | 3.4% | Libya |
| 2000s | 78.1% | 77.5% | 0.5% | Libya |
| 2010s | 79.7% | 81.1% | 1.4% | Norway |
| 2020s | 82.4% | 83.8% | 1.4% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urbanized areas, Libya or Norway?
- Norway, at 84.5% against 83.2% in Libya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urbanized areas between Libya and Norway?
- 1.3%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Norway?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Libya and Norway rank globally for share of population living in urbanized areas?
- Libya ranks 46th and Norway ranks 44th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urbanized areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of population living in urban areas in a country over time.